Multiple victims of Moscow attack remain in serious condition
Twenty-two victims of the Russia concert hall attack, in which more than 130 people were killed, remain in serious condition in the hospital, health minister Mikhail Murashko said.
Two of them are children, state news agency Tass said.
Russia is still reeling from Friday’s attack in which gunmen killed 139 people in a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the gunmen are “radical Islamists”, but despite all evidence pointing to the involvement of the so-called Islamic State, Mr Putin repeated his accusation that Ukraine could have played a role.
Kyiv has strongly denied any link to the attack.
Four men accused of carrying out the attack appeared before a Moscow court on Sunday on terrorism charges and showed signs of severe beatings. One appeared to be barely conscious during the hearing.
The men are citizens of Tajikistan, authorities said, and were named by investigators as Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev, 32; Saidakrami Rachabalizoda, 30; Shamsidin Fariduni, 25, and Mukhammadsobir Faizov, 19.
They were charged with committing a terrorist attack resulting in the death of others. The offence carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
Russian officials said they detained a total of 11 people over the attack. Another of those detained appeared in court on Monday.
Alisher Kasimov, a citizen of Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia, was charged with renting an apartment to the men accused of carrying out the attack.
A senior Turkish security official confirmed that two of the attackers had spent a “short amount of time” in Turkey before travelling together to Russia on March 2. The official said Turkish authorities believe the two suspects "became radicalised in Russia" because they were not in Turkey for long.
The attack on Friday at the Crocus City Hall music venue on Moscow's western outskirts left more than 180 people injured. Two days after the affiliate of the so-called Islamic State in Afghanistan, Isis-k claimed responsibility.